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Security report for schedlermusic.com

Schedler Music · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Schedler Music is a well-established independent music publishing company operating primarily in the German-speaking regions of Europe, including Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Founded in 2004, it manages a broad repertoire of music rights and offers comprehensive services such as A&R, licensing, copyright management, and creative marketing. The company positions itself as a leading indie music publisher with the capabilities of a major label, supported by an international partner network. Their website reflects a professional and modern digital presence, built on WordPress, with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Social media integration and regular news updates indicate active engagement with their audience and industry stakeholders. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant, but no explicit security or incident response policies are found. Overall, the website and domain registration data support a credible and trustworthy business with a solid market position in the music publishing industry.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
72
Security headers
20
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Schedler Music operates in the media sector, focusing on music publishing and rights management. Their business model revolves around representing songwriters and artists, managing rights across multiple countries, and licensing music for various uses including advertising, film, and print. The company leverages its long-standing industry experience and international partnerships to maintain a competitive edge. Their target customers include songwriters, artists, advertising agencies, film producers, and music supervisors. The presence of multiple physical offices and a medium-sized operation suggests a stable and growing business. Strategic partnerships and exclusive author deals, as highlighted in their news section, indicate active business development and artist relations. The company’s digital infrastructure supports marketing and licensing activities, though there is room for enhanced security and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of visible advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options suggest opportunities for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site includes cookie consent mechanisms aligning with GDPR requirements, but no dedicated security policy or incident response information is publicly available. The security score reflects a solid but improvable state, recommending enhancements in DNS security, header implementation, and formalized incident response disclosures to strengthen trust and resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and partners.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance transparency by detailing data retention policies and cookie management.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Schedler Music
Description
Schedler Music zählt zu den führenden Independent Musikverlagen im deutschsprachigen Raum. Eigene Musikverlage in Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Italien und ein internationales Partnernetzwerk ermöglicht Schedler Music eine weltweite Rechteverwaltung. Über viele Jahre erworbenes Know-how, die Vertretung von nationalen Hits und die Verwaltung großer internationaler Rechte-Kataloge machen Schedler Music zu einem Indie Musikverlag mit der Power eines Major-Verlags. Auch auf die Vermarktung und Verbreitung von Songs sowie die umfassende Betreuung und Beratung von Autoren ist Schedler Music spezialisiert.
Key services
A&R Service, Creative Service and Song Marketing, Administration and Copyright Management, Licensing and Synchronization, Consulting and Support, Neighbouring Rights Service
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.3.7, jQuery (implied by WordPress), Google Tag Manager, Custom fonts (Source Sans Pro, Rubik), Responsive design, SVG icons
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No DNSSEC enabled (recommend enabling)
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German with English alternate language.
  3. Multiple physical office locations in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
  4. Active social media presence on major platforms.
  5. Use of WordPress CMS with modern web technologies.
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet; contact likely via contact page or forms.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear GDPR compliant.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies found on the site.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  10. No certifications or security frameworks mentioned.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.3.7, utilizing modern web technologies such as SVG icons, custom web fonts, and responsive design techniques. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS servers indicate regional hosting consistent with the business locations. Performance is moderate, with preloading of fonts and stylesheets to improve load times. The technical stack is mature and stable, though enabling DNSSEC and optimizing security headers would reduce technical risks. Overall, the infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for modernization in security and performance tuning.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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